CVE-2012-2871

libxslt: Heap-buffer overflow caused by bad cast in XSL transforms

Published Aug 31, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2555-1 libxslt security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-2851 libxml2 2.9.0-rc1 and earlier, as used in Google Chrome before 21.0.1180.89, does not properly support a cast of an unspecified variable during handling of XSL transforms, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unknown other impact via a crafted document, related to the _xmlNs data structure in include/libxml/tree.h.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1595-1 libxslt vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Chrome
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:50 PM
Reserved
May 19, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 31, 2012, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:42 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 31, 2012, 12:00 AM